LANDLORD'S NEGLIGENCE

Landlord Not Responsible for Tenant's Slip-and-Fall

January 18, 2017    

Tenant sued landlord for negligence, after she slipped and fell while walking down the apartment building staircase. The court denied landlord’s request to dismiss the case without a trial. Landlord appealed...

Tenement Building Didn't Require Second Handrail on Staircase

January 17, 2017    

Tenant sued landlord for negligence after she lost her balance while going down the building’s interior staircase with a heavy shopping cart, and fell down the stairs. Tenant claimed that the absence of a...

Landlord Responsible for Ceiling Collapse on Tenant

November 28, 2016    

Tenant sued landlord for negligence after a portion of her bathroom ceiling fell on her. Tenant asked the court to decide that landlord was responsible without a trial. The court ruled for tenant. Landlord appealed...

Landlord Not Responsible for Tenant's Slip and Fall

November 28, 2016    

Tenant sued landlord for negligence after she fell twice in the building. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial. The court ruled for landlord in part. Tenant appealed and lost. Landlord wasn...

Landlord Not Responsible for Tenant's Injuries When Gurney Overturned

November 21, 2016    

Tenant sued landlord and Fire Department for negligence. Fire Department volunteers were carrying tenant out of the building on a gurney on the way to the hospital, when the gurney overturned in the driveway....

Was Landlord Responsible for Attack on Tenant by Other Tenant's Dog?

November 17, 2016    

Tenant who rented apartment in two-family home sued...

Landlord Responsible for Exterminating Bedbugs in Tenants' Apartment

November 17, 2016    

Tenants sued landlord for negligence, claiming that landlord never eradicated a bedbug infestation in their apartment that began in 2012. Landlord claimed that it wasn’t responsible for the conditions in...

Landlord Not Responsible for Pedestrian's Trip and Fall Over Garbage Bags

November 17, 2016    

Pedestrian sued landlord for negligence after she tripped and fell on garbage bags placed on the sidewalk in front of landlord’s building. Landlord claimed that it wasn’t responsible for any injuries, and...

Did Faulty Elevator Impeding EMS Response Cause Tenant's Death?

November 17, 2016    

Tenant sued landlord for negligence after a broken elevator inside the building delayed emergency medical service workers from transporting her daughter to a hospital for more extensive treatment after she suffered a...

Tenant Claims Inadequate Fire Safety Warning Devices in Building

October 21, 2016    

Tenant sued landlord, claiming that landlord was responsible for injuries he suffered when he jumped from a second-story fire escape platform at his apartment building in response to a fire at the building next door...

Tenant’s Claim That Staircase Defect Caused Her Fall Dismissed

September 23, 2016    

Tenant sued landlord, claiming that she was injured falling down a staircase in her apartment building. Landlord claimed that any defect in the staircase was trivial and the court granted landlord’s request to...

Was Landlord Responsible for Tenant's Fall?

August 18, 2016    
Tenant sued landlord for negligence after he tripped and fell in the tall grass and weeds in the building’s parking lot. This caused tenant to fall into the side of his truck. Landlord asked the court to...